The grace period is over for speeders in Fairfax County.
County workers installed speed cameras in school zones earlier this year, but citations only began being sent to those who broke the speed limit this week.
Speed cameras are now issuing citations in 8 school zones in Fairfax County. Drivers going 10 mph over the posted school zone speed limit will get a fine, which will escalate to $100 for those driving 20 mph over the speed limit.
"An analysis by the pilot work group indicated that speeding in school zones is prevalent. Nearly 95% of drivers in the school zone at Springfield’s Irving Middle School and more than 40% of drivers in the school zone at Bonnie Brae Elementary School were traveling 10 mph or more above the speed limit during a morning drive sample period last year," Fairfax County officials reported before launching the pilot program earlier this year.
The speed cameras in school zones are located near Key Middle School and South County Middle School. Other speed cameras are elsewhere in the County:
- Chesterbrook Elementary School: Kirby Road near the school (Dranesville District)
- Irving Middle School: Old Keene Mill Road near the school (Braddock District)
- London Towne Elementary School: Stone Road near the school (Sully District)
- Sleepy Hollow Elementary School: Sleepy Hollow Road near the school (Mason District)
- Terraset Elementary School: Soapstone Drive near the school (Hunter Mill District)
- West Springfield High School: Rolling Road near the school (Springfield District)
The City of Alexandria is also starting a school zone speed camera program. (Learn more about it here.)
